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Egypt says it’s unearthed large animal mummy, likely a lion

  • Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities said the mummy was excavated in Saqqara, a town south of Cairo
  • It is not rare to find mummified cats, but finding a lion is quite unusual
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12th-century Afghan minaret saved, for now, after floods

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Riyadh exhibition shows off wonders of the Islamic world

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UK returns cursed Babylonian stone treasure looted during Iraq War

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Libya dreams of mega port in history-laden east

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IMA provides ‘virtual tour’ of damaged Arab heritage sites

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King Salman heads 49th meeting of King Abdulaziz Foundation

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Discovery of underground aqueducts from early Islamic era in ancient town of Fayd in Hail

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Egypt reveals details of skeletons found inside sarcophagus

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Egypt moves last chariot of King Tut to new museum

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Ancient skeleton of child found in ruins of Pompeii's bath

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Archaeologists find bust of Roman emperor in Egypt dig in Aswan

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Iraqi enthusiasts search for relics of royal past

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